Environment
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US drought monitor paints unsettling picture for California
“Abnormally dry” areas cover 71% of the state — a dramatic rise over the same time a year ago when that figure was 6.47%.
California Drought
Californians to face steep fines for violating water orders under new legislation
Under new legislation headed to the governor, some daily fines for water scofflaws can increase 20-fold.
Wildfires
Wildfire risk upends California’s marijuana heartland as insurance vanishes
The $5 billion industry is under threat as insurers pull out — and the state-created FAIR plan fails to cover growers.
Health
Hot flashes, brain fog, frisky older women and Dr. Ruth: A chat with a sexual health expert
Faye said she decided to go back to school to become a sex counselor, studying at the University of Michigan, because many of her patients struggled with intimacy.
Parks
Letters: Iron Horse Trail | Student housing | East Bay parks | Pinole Council | GOP and guns | Make a plan
East Bay Times Letters to the Editor for Sept. 20, 2024
Wildlife
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Why do my cats find catnip calming instead of invigorating?
And where did our backyard hawks go?
Astronomy
Some amazing things are going on above our heads. This moon isn’t one of them.
Monday's "super blue moon" pales in comparison to this summer's flurry of major astronomical discoveries.
Space
Once ‘hidden figures,’ now Congressional Gold Medal recipients
Congress honored Katherine Johnson, Christine Darden, Dorothy Vaughan and Mary Jackson on Wednesday for their long unsung work in the space race.